Okay, yes. There will be bagpipes. It IS sponsored by High Desert Pipe & Drum, after all.

The City of Albuquerque is hosting another ShamRock Fest this year, again at the Balloon Fiesta Park, Saturday 12th March. It's mostly a music festival, with overtones of public drinking, and probably quite a lot of wearing green. Probably some people will get pinched, too. If I had to guess.

HOWEVER

The Ornatelier will be there, rocking a booth with glass pieces, magically lit from within. Well. It's not magic, but 'electrically lit from within' just doesn't convey the same sense of wonder.

The Naughty Plank will also be there, supplying all the slick hand-carved and burned wooden accessories & decorative items he's famous for.